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homos
人科动物
homos is the plural of homo.
A member of the Hominidae family, including humans and extinct relatives, known for high intelligence, speech, and upright posture.
- 1.
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
具有高智力、清晰语言和直立行走特征的任何现存或已灭绝的类人猿家族成员
- 2.
someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
实践同性恋的人；对同性有性吸引力的人
具有高智力、清晰语言和直立行走特征的任何现存或已灭绝的类人猿家族成员；实践同性恋的人；对同性有性吸引力的人；最高占据轨道; 最高占据分子轨道; 最高已占分子轨道；[医] 人属
In use
The museum's new exhibition shows how early homos lived and spread across the continents.
A paleontologist can often tell a homo from an ape by examining the shape of the skull.
Some scientists argue that every living homo belongs to a single highly adaptable species.
a [homo]
使用不定冠词 a 表示泛指。
A homo is a member of the hominid family.
一个 homo 是人科的一员。
the [homos]
使用定冠词 the 特指某些人科成员。
The homos were early humans.
这些 homos 是早期人类。
Connections
Collocations
- Homo sapiens
- 智人
- Homo sapiens is the only surviving species in the genus Homo.智人是人属中唯一存活的物种。
- the genus Homo
- 人属
- The genus Homo includes both living humans and many extinct species.人属既包括现存人类，也包括许多已灭绝的物种。
- early Homo
- 早期人属成员
- Remains of early Homo are rare in the fossil record.早期人属的遗骸在化石记录中很罕见。
- archaic Homo
- 古老型人属
- Neanderthals are often described as archaic Homo.尼安德特人常被描述为古老型人属。
- Homo erectus
- 直立人
- Homo erectus was the first human ancestor to leave Africa.直立人是第一个走出非洲的人类祖先。
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Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 homo 与 human 同表“人”，想象直立行走的人科祖先，记住 homo 指人科动物。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：biology、anthropology、paleontology homo 在正式的科学语境中多用于指人科动物，常见于生物学、人类学或古生物学文献。请注意，该词在口语中另有非正式且可能冒犯的义项，但本条目讨论的是科学义项。
Grammar Note
注意：化学中常作不可数名词，生物学中可数，复数为homos
Pronunciation & Spelling
Homo is stressed on the first syllable: /ˈhəʊməʊ/. Promo and Como rhyme with homo (end in /-əʊməʊ/). Home and homophone only look similar in spelling: home is /həʊm/ and homophone is /ˈhɒməfəʊn/, so they do not rhyme with homo.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.